Nursery- when did you start and what did you do?

[Snoopea]

Hi, I was just wondering when everyone started to get they're nursery ready?
I've picked and laybyed my cot, change table, car seat and mattress.
So far I've bought a bath and my pram, but my spare room is still a nightmare, I'm trying to move stuff out and I'm finding more stuffs in there than before, not to mention the rooms in need of a paint and I have no ideas on what theme or colour for my feature wall! My daughter has a hot pink feature wall and my son a deep blue feature wall, both are dulux suede effects paint and look great, but I'm stumped for colour it looks like another boy so I was thinking a limeish sort of green but I really have no idea where to start! I was wondering when you started your nursery/ babies room and what theme you chose?
Thanks in advance,
Confused and in need of inspiration,
Snoopea

[Aimz]

I'm not even pregnant and I've started!!!

- We are having chocolate (walnut) Boori furiture (crib, chest of drawers, cradle and toy box)
- We have a big, plush mocha coloured recliner
- If we have a girl the theme will be pink and chocolate and if we have a boy it will be blue, green and chocolate (original - I know)
- We will be getting those wooden letters that will hang on the wall above the crib - spelling our baby's name

I don't want to go overboard on a theme - instead I want to have a room that will grow with my baby - I could easily go nuts on the pink for a girl and she may end up being a tomboy!

I think simple with a few bold statements is good. The most important thing is to create a warm haven for you and bubs.

[Snoopea]

I've gone for a baltic coloured crib (antique?) from babyco and matching change table, I've ordered the change pad in cream to match the existing wall colour also incase we have anymore, you never know!

I went for the fisher price aqurium bath, which is blue, my daughter picked it out and I figured the bath colour isn't going to matter too much!

My prams black and orange, so I'm going for a mix so far, but I don't know.
Originally I had a chocolate cot on layby but changed it to baltic as my sister in law bought chocolate and I want a nursery completely different to hers!

I'm painful I know but with this being bub number 3 and probably my last I just want to get it right!
Snoopea

[Aimz]

I love the baltic colour! Very chic.

I'm all about matching and can be a bit anal when it comes to that! If I'm having pink then all the pinks will have the be the shame shade or compliment the main colour.

I have a Denim Bugaboo with the matching Moroccan OiOi Bag and I will probably get a Baba sling in navy to tie it all in. (See - anal) lol

I think it's great you are going to so much effort this time! Are you going to find out the sex?? I don't think I would be able to help myself - I would want to start decorating right away!!

I think the first place to start is the bedding set that you choose and go from there. You might find some inspiring colours from the bedding set to do your feature wall with!

[satya]

Well I've got 4 to 5 weeks to goand we haven't really started on ours. We aren't painting as I don't believe in new carpet or paint in a new bubs room (paranoid about the chemicals). Our house is only a couple of years old though so we don't need to do either anyway.

We aren't going with a theme. We have a white cradle, white change table with drawers and the cot is still to be bought but I'm thinking we might stick with white so it matches what we have. We were given the change table.

At the moment everything is in our spare room in an absolute mess but I'm hoping that we get it sorted this weekend in case I go early. I do have his clothes washed and hung/stacked in the wardrobe so we've kind of made a start I guess.

[jenjams]

We painted our spare room which became DD's room a cream colour and put a wallpaper border around the middle. I do have pics in my gallery I think. Our cot and changetable are baltic colours. We painted at about 5 months pregnant I think.
on the aquarium bath. I have one and dont really like it. It is small and DD grew out of it quickly. I didnt like the hammock because she would get cold whilst being bathed but it is ok for a new born.

[feeb]

I have very little done either!! Spare room that will be a nursery is still so full of stuff that we need to move but we dont have storage space for!!!! And also DH has not been enthused to move stuff!!

We have all the big stuff on lay bye Boori sleight cot in walnut and a chest of drawers with change thing on top in walnut, phil and ted dash pram and safe and sound meridian nevada car seat.

Will have pooh bear as a theme (as I love it and have heaps myself so dh got no choice!!) But will not paint or re carpet as paint is in good condition and is a peach colour so will get those stick on things and see no point in new carpet as bubs will wee and poo and chuck and chances are will hit carpet a few times!!

Havent bought a bath yet.

Have clothes and blankets all over the place in bags still in packets waiting to be washed and put away for baby!!

[~*Kris*~]

Hi!
Im new to this forum and thi is my first post!!
I couldnt wait to start our nursery, we started buying our baby gear almost straight away!
We are currently renting so we were a little limited in how much decorating we could do.... the room we planned to use as our nursery was already painted a light blue with a darker blue skirting boards and cornice but luckily we are having a boy so that worked out well!!
We decided not to stick to a particular theme but wanted to keep the room bright and comfy... We decided on white nursery furniture which looks great in the blue room. I found the cutest curious george wall sticker on ebay for the wall above the change table, its the first thing you see as you walk in and it really makes the room look bright and cheery Removable wall stickers are great if your renting and you can get matching borders as well.
The cot set we chose has little planes on it and i painted a set of 3 small canvases with little planes to match... it was a fun project and they look great when i hung them up

[Snoopea]

Hi Kris, sounds great, going to have a look at the re-movable wall stickers they'll brighten up the room. Thanks for the input!
Hope your enjoying bellybelly!
Snoopea

[mellys bubby belly]

Aww I can't wait to set up our nursery. We've just moved into a horrible flat out the back of hubby's grandfather's house. It's old and gross with an outdoor toilet but it's rent free!! We're currently building our first home and I can't wait to start with the nursery. I don't think we'll be in the new home by November when bubs is due, but we can't stay in the flat (not big enuff for baby and besides too yuk and old) so we'll have to move again - but I'm keeping that dreamy nursery in sight!! I'll get there one day

[Snoopea]

Mellys, Sounds like you've got some big plans for that new house! We we're building our second house when bubs number 2 came along, it's not easy but well worth it in the end!
Best of luck!
Snoopea

[mellys bubby belly]

Snoopea - thanks!! I'm not looking forward to the building part, but the moving in part will be great!! I've been harping on at poor hubby to do the impossible and have enough of it built by end of Nov, but even that means I'll either be moving with a massive bubby belly, or with a newborn - either way it's not an appealing thought *sigh*
the things we do...guess we'll look back and laugh...maybe (hee hee)